Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Chunky Cheese

Due to my 4 year-old's ability to keep her underpants dry for one night, the family was rewarded with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. I haven't been to one of these joints for about 10 years and some things have changed, but clearly, some have not.
  • The infamous ball pit of urban legend lore was very absent from the new and improved C.E.C. Whether there ever was AIDS filled needles in any pit anywhere, is it even possible to think of one of those with imagining the scene in Saw II when the junkie chick dives into the vat filled with used hypos?
  • Too many kids out of control without parental supervision, including mine. The additional door security makes it harder to really lose a junior, but it can get dicey with all of the good places to hide for a toddler. Add to that the fact that some kids think the kiddie pop-a-shot basketball is their own personal 3-point shooting court or one-on-one hoop makes for some interesting collisions and arguments.
  • The below average quality pizza. Perhaps someone should tell them that the sausage shouldn't actually look like shit balls, even though it tastes like them.
  • Of course, the wife almost immediately blistering a guy with dagger eyes and acid tongue the second you decide to selfishly attempt to enjoy a video game of your own.
  • I gotta believe that in this day and age of technology, the stuffed, flea ridden, rummage sales reject, larger than life singing animals have jumped the shark. Does anyone even notice? Do they do more harm than good? Have they ever been vacuumed? My answer is No, Yes, No.
The Brewers kicked Ben Hendrickson today for a player who will never be a Major Leaguer. Some guys are only good enough to be AAA players. That is fine, not everyone has the Big Show in them. I am just disappointed that it has taken this long for Doug Melvin to figure it out. If we could just move Kevin Mench next. I would be willing to take a bag of balls and a box of rosin bags in trade.
My Brewer prediction, for the record, is 80-82. Sheets will breakdown before the All-Star break. Corey Hart will have a breakout year. Bill Hall will put up similar numbers as last year and Johnny Estrada will have a great season as well. I hope I am wrong about the record, but I just can't choke down all of the kool-aid yet.

Until later,
Clint

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